Austin Einter:
> I just want to know how new email accounts are created.
This is the POSTFIX mailing list. Postfix does not manage accounts.
Accounts are managed with DOVECOT.
Wietse
> When I create a new user, by default I expect a mail file should be created
> in /var/mail/ or /var/mail/domain folder. Is not it the case? Kindly let
> me know, what is the right procedure to create a new mail account for
> postfix+dovecot email server.
>
> Thanks
> Austin
>
> On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 4:31 PM, Austin Einter <austin.ein...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > Dear All
> > Now I am able to send receive mail from my domain.
> >
> > Now I wanted to create new email accounts using below command.
> >
> > useradd -s /sbin/nologin username
> > passwd username
> >
> > User is added to machine.
> >
> > Next I tried to login to that account from my mail client, it fails.
> >
> > When I checked /var/mail folder I do not see any new account mail file
> > there.
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> > Previously I had created one account, and I see corresponding mail file is
> > present in /var/mail path
> >
> > My question is what is the correct way of adding a new mail account in
> > postfix/dovecot based email systems.
> >
> > The mail file should be of what permission.
> >
> > Many thanks
> > Austin
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